frigates act ##ae ##on , active , sole ##bay , siren , sphinx , friendship and the bomb vessel thunder , in total mounting nearly 300 cannon . the army forces in the expedition consisted of the 15th , 28th , 33rd , 37th , 54th , and 57th regiments of foot , and part of the 46th . on june 7 , clinton issued a proclamation calling on the rebel colonists to lay down their arms . however , the inexperienced defenders fired on the boat sent to deliver it ( which was flying a truce flag ) , and it was not delivered until the next day . that same day , clinton began landing 2 @ , @ 200 troops on long island . the
frigates actaeon, active, solebay, siren, sphinx, friendship and the bomb vessel thunder, in total mounting nearly 300 cannon. the army forces in the expedition consisted of the 15th, 28th, 33rd, 37th, 54th, and 57th regiments of foot, and part of the 46th. on june 7, clinton issued a proclamation calling on the rebel colonists to lay down their arms. however, the inexperienced defenders fired on the boat sent to deliver it ( which was flying a truce flag ), and it was not delivered until the next day. that same day, clinton began landing 2 @, @ 200 troops on long island. the